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domicspinnwand's review against another edition
4.0
Das Buch ist eigentlich sowas wie eine Kurzgeschichtensammlung - Katja Oskamp beschreibt die unterschiedlichsten Patienten (heissen die so? Oder sind das Kunden?), die sich von ihr im Salon in Marzahn regelmässig die Füsse machen lassen. Und Berlin ist jetzt nicht unbedingt meine Favorite City Ever , auf Kurzgeschichten stehe ich eigentlich auch nicht - aber dieses Buch hat mir sehr, sehr gut gefallen!
Das war ein Tipp von der lieben Buchhändlerin Sylvia auf Youtube (weiß gerade nicht, wie ihr Kanal heisst) und da es das bei der Onleihe gerade gab, habe ich zugeschlagen - so ein nettes Buch! Oskamp beschreibt alle Menschen auf ihrem Stuhl so liebevoll, dass mir ganz warm ums Herz geworden ist - und das gilt sowohl für die, die sie erklärtermaßen sehr mag als auch für die, mit denen sie eher nix anfangen kann.
Auch zu den Lebensgeschichten ihrer Chefin und ihrer Kollegin verliert sie liebevolle Worte - ein wirklich tolles, warmherziges Buch! Ich habe richtig Lust bekommen, mir hier vor Ort eine Fußpflegerin zu suchen, weil sich das Setting bei Frau Oskamp so nett anhört. Von ihr möchte ich ganz sicher noch mehr lesen... Für 5 Sterne hat es nicht ganz gereicht, weil es halt doch Kurzgeschichten sind...
Das war ein Tipp von der lieben Buchhändlerin Sylvia auf Youtube (weiß gerade nicht, wie ihr Kanal heisst) und da es das bei der Onleihe gerade gab, habe ich zugeschlagen - so ein nettes Buch! Oskamp beschreibt alle Menschen auf ihrem Stuhl so liebevoll, dass mir ganz warm ums Herz geworden ist - und das gilt sowohl für die, die sie erklärtermaßen sehr mag als auch für die, mit denen sie eher nix anfangen kann.
Auch zu den Lebensgeschichten ihrer Chefin und ihrer Kollegin verliert sie liebevolle Worte - ein wirklich tolles, warmherziges Buch! Ich habe richtig Lust bekommen, mir hier vor Ort eine Fußpflegerin zu suchen, weil sich das Setting bei Frau Oskamp so nett anhört. Von ihr möchte ich ganz sicher noch mehr lesen... Für 5 Sterne hat es nicht ganz gereicht, weil es halt doch Kurzgeschichten sind...
zalat's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
bente99's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
divasin's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
amburns118's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kendallbehr's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Very hopeful and sweet. Made me want to change careers and also talk to my grandmothers.
Interesting to see a more happy side of East Berlin and the prefabs that became popular.
After reading this I learned that Marzahn is also the area where gypsies were exiled to before being sent to concentration camps by the Nazi's. It does make me wonder if the author wanted to write new stories for the Marzahn collective memory.
Interesting to see a more happy side of East Berlin and the prefabs that became popular.
After reading this I learned that Marzahn is also the area where gypsies were exiled to before being sent to concentration camps by the Nazi's. It does make me wonder if the author wanted to write new stories for the Marzahn collective memory.
maraa222's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
marko_22's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
niallgoulding1's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This was a random library selection by my wife. I had never heard of it but ended up really enjoying. A writer mid-life retrains as a chiropodist and works in an estate in the old East Berlin. Her customers are older and generally working class - people whose lives don't normally appear in literature except as criminals or victims. But here each life story gets a chapter and you see the rich lives of these ordinary people.
I found this to be a beautiful book - lighthearted but filled to bursting with real life. The very ordinary lives in this unremarkable place was shown to be as full and worthy of of attention as anything else. There was real love in the writing. It was refreshing to see the world through the lens of someone who chooses to see the good in people and take pleasure in the little things.
One of the cover blurbs was from Paul Hession and i couldn't think of a more apt person to promote the book. Anyone familiar with his book Leonard and Hungry Paul will see the shared humanity. Sometimes we can all be too jaded and cynical. These books remind me to be a little kinder and more interested in others.
I'm happy I read this
I found this to be a beautiful book - lighthearted but filled to bursting with real life. The very ordinary lives in this unremarkable place was shown to be as full and worthy of of attention as anything else. There was real love in the writing. It was refreshing to see the world through the lens of someone who chooses to see the good in people and take pleasure in the little things.
One of the cover blurbs was from Paul Hession and i couldn't think of a more apt person to promote the book. Anyone familiar with his book Leonard and Hungry Paul will see the shared humanity. Sometimes we can all be too jaded and cynical. These books remind me to be a little kinder and more interested in others.
I'm happy I read this